Russian kitchen ABCs: Okroshka

О – Окрошка

‘Okroshka’ is a cold soup that consists of finely chopped vegetables, meat, greens and dressed with kvass or kefir. Recipes for ‘okroshka’ have been found in cookbooks since the end of the 18th century and disputes over what makes okroshka tastier – kvass or kefir – arise every summer.